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Good to catch up after a couple of weeks of posts and the photos are showing it moving along nicely. Pity my next work trip to MEL will be during the week (before handover), otherwise I'd have tried to drive out to see it.
We dont have a handover date yet, presentation is just when they "present" the completed house to you. Then they take a couple of weeks to fix any issues and install things like the oven so they dont go missing.
 
I think I'm bypassing excitement for terrified. There's so much to do once its handed over, mostly getting the back landscaped so we can move the dogs in without living in a mud pit..
yes Ms FM has just informed us that the grandpuppies will be coming to live with us when their house is finished, until they get landscaping done......Not that I mind, I love them, but I hadn’t thought about it.....

We are just off to the bank for our guarantor interview for their loan - we have to convince them we are neither senile nor suffering from elder abuse :).
 
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yes Ms FM has just informed us that the grandpuppies will be coming to live with us when their house is finished, until they get landscaping done......Not that I mind, I love them, but I hadn’t thought about it.....

We are just off to the bank for our guarantor interview for their loan - we have to convince them we are neither senile nor suffering from elder abuse :).

it's sad when the banks have to do that now but there is so much of it (not so much the senility but the elder abuse :()
 
it's sad when the banks have to do that now but there is so much of it (not so much the senility but the elder abuse :()
Yes we have just come back and they are very thorough. Two separate check lists, took us away individually to fill it in and put a huge emphasis on whether anyone is pressuring or threatening - quite sad really. :(.
 
Yes we have just come back and they are very thorough. Two separate check lists, took us away individually to fill it in and put a huge emphasis on whether anyone is pressuring or threatening - quite sad really. :(.
It clearly happens a lot then. Either that or it’s a typical over reaction. Once they’ve seen you and ascertained it’s free will then anything more is just a CYA exercise.

Once you move in your hard work is just beginning. And you thought it was all over wth the build :)
 
It clearly happens a lot then. Either that or it’s a typical over reaction. Once they’ve seen you and ascertained it’s free will then anything more is just a CYA exercise.

Once you move in your hard work is just beginning. And you thought it was all over wth the build :)
A lot of it seems to be based on non English backgrounds, where they need to ensure the people actually know what they are letting themselves in for. I had to read a sentence out loud :).

I still think the build is worse, because it is sort of out of your control. Once you move in, it’s heaps of work (particularly the garden), but you are in charge.
 
We had similar for POA for mum & dad in law.

Saw this the other day, wonder how much they charge: Life Size Plans | Bringing your plans to life.
Looks interesting. Ms FM was pretty happy with her builder. They liked one of the designs and used it as a base and then they talked to them about what they wanted and then they drew up the plans. First iteration wasn’t right, but they had something to work with then and they could change it all around to what they were happy with. I think the first iteration had the dogs going through the pantry to get to the dog door - seriously beagles in the pantry! They were able to pretty much change everything - they do custom designs as well, so nothing was rigid.
 
Supervisor update (we're back with our original one this week):
  • tiles likely to be finished tomorrow or Friday at the latest
  • carpet going in next week
  • shower screens, mirrors and robes were measure up today so should be installed around 2 weeks from now
  • lights and taps etc will be installed in the mean time
I know the garage door was measure last week so that shouldnt be too far away either.
 
I went back to the beginning and after 5 pages decided to be lazy and ask. Do you have an energy racing for the house and if so what was it? Ms FMs has just been rated at 7.1, but I am not quite sure what the star ratings are these days.
 

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